STARTING TOMORROW, the nation will witness a seven-month countrywide
movement aimed at the emancipation of the downtrodden and trampled lower
caste factions in our society.

Spearheaded by Indian Revenue Service officer and national chairman of the
All India Confederation of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Organisations,
Ram Raj, the movement will witness a nine-state tour by a Dhamma vahan
(chariot). The first leg will kick off in the capital tomorrow morning. The
highlight of the movement lies in its culmination on October 14 when an
estimated 10 lakh people will be "converted" to Buddhism, to reinforce what
is being described as the first genuine effort to bring about a social
revolution in the country and wipe clean the stain of casteism.

Announcing the decision at a press conference, Ram Raj said: "Ours is not a
communal rally. That is why we deliberately decided not to call it a Rath
Yatra."